Philadelphia Fire Department

Daily totals for Friday, June 12:
🚑: 832 EMS incidents
🚒: 172 fire incidents
🔥: 2 working fires

This fire was placed under control just before 7pm. Thank you to all our partners.

Daily totals for Thursday, June 11:
🚑: 822 EMS incidents
🚒: 196 fire incidents
🔥: 3 working fires

🌈 PFD members were proud to support the Philly Pride Parade and Festival on the Parkway last weekend! Our crews were stationed at the first aid tent in Eakins Oval and roving throughout the event footprint, helping attendees stay safe, beat the heat, and providing EMS care when needed. Event season is in full swing so look for us when you're out at the or other outdoor events. We're here to help .

⚽️FIFA Fan Fest is officially open! We are experiencing a heat emergency, so if you're headed out to Lemon Hill, look for misting and first aid stations and make sure you stay hydrated and take time to cool off. PFD members are on site and ready to help when needed.

A Heat Health Emergency is still in effect.

The Heatline is accepting calls for all those in need of help related to today's excessive heat: 215-765-9040.

Learn more about what services are available: https://ow.ly/Vm7J50PmaUO

🥵Preventing heat exhaustion can protect you from heat stroke. Know the signs and look out for your friends and family while you're out and about.

One of the first signs of heat illness is muscle cramps, so if you start cramping up it's time to act:

— Get someplace cooler, stat ☃️
— Remove excess clothing 👋
— Drink a cool sports drink 🧃
— Avoid caffeine/alcohol 🚫🍸

Seek medical help if your cramps don't go away in an hour, you have heart problems, or you are on a low-sodium diet.

PFD members with our Fire Code Unit visited the Linc this week for some pre-event checks. They reviewed planned pyrotechnics for safety, the safest ways for people to enter and leave the stadium, emergency evacuation routes, and more. They also did a walk-through at Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park where the FIFA Fan Festival opens today.